Zoo Lake Number 1 Fishing in Taylor County, Texas

• Overview

  Zoo Lake Number 1 lies in Taylor County, in Texas. The setting is oak and grass. Small at around 16 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Texas listings. You are 2.4 miles from Abilene. It is 2.5 miles to Abilene, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Zoo Lake Number 1

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Records collected within a few miles name channel catfish, rainbow trout, blue catfish and common carp. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. The shape of this water decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 83°F, with January the cold end at about 44°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Time your trip to this water by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. A pier or jetty stands half a mile away, which helps on a crowded bank. There are picnic tables half a mile away. Facilities include toilets around 100 yards from here. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Zoo Lake Number 2 sits 0.3 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for this water.